International Medical And Health Products Company Will Launch Distribution Of Pioneering Oxygen Products With Hotels And Wellness-Minded Consumers In Hong Kong And Macau

HONG KONG, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — ECM Medical (ECM), a Greater China-focused medical and health products company, today announced its partnership with Oxygen Plus, Inc. for the distribution of portable, recreational oxygen products in Hong Kong and Macau. Already offered by some of Asia’s premier hotels and spas, Oxygen Plus is now more available to residents of Hong Kong at various outlets including Action X Stores, a leading specialty sports retailer with stores in Sheung Wan, Causeway Bay, and Discovery Bay, and Homelike, a leading bicycle retailer in Kwun Tong.

Oxygen Plus gives you a boost for hiking, workouts, long working days and big nights out.

Oxygen Plus’s pocket-size oxygen canisters are manufactured, filled, and quality-controlled in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an area considered the health-and-wellness heartland of the United States.

“ECM is pleased to be partnering with Oxygen Plus, a firm we regard as the leading recreational oxygen company worldwide. The brand’s innovative, consumer-friendly products will help to revitalize anyone who is active – now in Hong Kong and Macau,” states Jonathan Hakim, Vice President of ECM Medical.

“We have great expectations for our partnership with ECM Medical,” notes Oxygen Plus President Christine Warren. “Their expertise in health-oriented products strongly positions our U.S.-engineered and branded oxygen products to be marketed to Hong Kong and Macau fitness enthusiasts and tourists. Oxygen Plus is an essential tool for the international traveler, helping diminish the effects of jet lag and comprised air quality.”

Hakim adds, “In addition to providing tourists and locals with an effective and affordable solution to combat high levels of pollution and effects of altitude, Oxygen Plus is ideal for wellness-minded people who want more zest and faster recovery from vigorous hiking, exercise, and other recreational activities. With prominent hotels like the W Hong Kong already offering Oxygen Plus to their guests and with new orders in the pipeline from other hotels in Hong Kong and Macau, we know now is the time to make Oxygen Plus more available to the area by serving as the local distributor.”

ECM Medical is an international medical and health products company based in Hong Kong, China, and the U.S. ECM Medical partners with western health products firms to bring the best products to Greater China and works to ensure the products have the best access to the Greater China markets.

VTI’s breakthrough lumbar interbody fusion system is based on proprietary modular technology. The InterFuse™ System is designed to enable spine surgeons to achieve the predictable efficacy of a large, biomechanically stable footprint, while utilizing familiar, less invasive approaches.

Surgeons are able to optimize conditions for successful lumbar fusion using VTI’s intra-operative assembly™ technology to create an ALIF-sized footprint but with delivery through a smaller access channel than with currently available fusion products.

“While our products have approval in 38 markets worldwide, China is a key market, said Matt Kyle, CEO, VTI. “We are excited that our technologies will be available to surgeons and patients in China.”

The initial Greater China launch will take place in Hong Kong and Macau in the fourth quarter of 2015 and in mainland China after regulatory approvals.

“Orthopedic implants are a key area in our product portfolio and the Interfuse™ System offers unique benefits over other fusion products,” said Brian Hakim, US Vice President, ECM Medical. “ECM is pleased to be partnering with VTI to bring a next generation fusion implant to the China market.”

About VTI

Vertebral Technologies, Inc. is a privately held company based in Minnetonka, MN, USA. It is dedicated to the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices to address painful conditions of the spine through less-invasive surgical approaches.

ECM Medical is an international medical device company based in China and the US. ECM Medical partners with western medical device firms to bring the best products to the Chinese market and works to ensure the products have the best access to the China market. ECM Medical licenses products approved in their home countries and then performs and funds the steps necessary to achieve China FDA approval before marketing and selling those products across China.